ProfSparks Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Hi All This turned up in a job lot And something caught my eye No, not the spoons, nor the cute opening box, it's the mouth (Saab is Swedish for shark? Yes?) There's only about twenty parts and those two colours, so a nice straight forward build. Wheel wells painted and the main wing setting You'll never notice those ejector pin marks. Interestingly, it would appear that this aircraft was at the forefront of ejector seat development, to get the pilot clear of the shredder following him. Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 15 minutes ago, ProfSparks said: (Saab is Swedish for shark? Yes?) No Quote Saab AB (originally Svenska Aeroplan AB, later SAAB Swedish Aeroplane Company (AB means company in Sweden) 15 minutes ago, ProfSparks said: There's only about twenty parts and those two colours, so a nice straight forward build. Wheel wells painted there is some info here on colours, though what's on the spoons looks good, as do the decal colours, lots get the Swedish blue/yellow colours wrong.... and a walkround here http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2000/02/stuff_eng_detail_j21.htm While restored, the colours are accurate. the J-21 is an interesting plane, one of only two piston engined types that was successfully re-engined with a jet engine, becoming the J-21R The other is the Yak-3/Yak-15 if you are curious. HTH cheers T 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted June 13, 2019 Author Share Posted June 13, 2019 Excellent info, thanks for the links too. As far as colour goes, are the legs and door insides the same as the lower surface, ie pale blue grey, or are they just light grey? Cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 4 hours ago, ProfSparks said: As far as colour goes, are the legs and door insides the same as the lower surface, ie pale blue grey, or are they just light grey? AFAIK, it's underside colour. this period colour shot of a J-21R shows this this is the sharkmouth one, which I found when searching for the above EDIT now I notice the front leg here looks darker tonally. probably the upper surface green. I'll see if I can find my J-21 book and see what that shows. HTH 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Great choice Steve built one a while ago only dislike was the canopy which can be tricky.look forward to seeing that scheme come together. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Great to see a SAAB J-21 being built in this GB. It is one of my favored planes. Cheers, Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted June 15, 2019 Author Share Posted June 15, 2019 Hi All Main parts assembled, the cockpit is just the IP, control stick and a seat I hollowed out the air intake, and the wing root fit isn't bad at all, much better than I'd come to expect from other online builds The underside just needs a bit of work on the front and a touch on the rear (don't we all)... And it seems the couple of screws in the nose were enough Boom seams on the next session then into the booth! Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 36 minutes ago, ProfSparks said: and a touch on the rear (don't we all)... Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve That can get you a slap on the face! Ask me how I know! Chris 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 This brings back a lot of memories - and also showing the progress in kit manufacturing. But you doing a great job on this oldie. Cheers, Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted June 27, 2019 Author Share Posted June 27, 2019 Hi All A quick round up of progress. I got the canopy on, quite fiddly to get it line up but I think it should be ok Topcoat and nose done I think the colours work well relative to the variations of the actual aircraft Main decals on, nice and thin and conforming well Those thirty-odd invisible decals are teeny white stencils. Looks familiar... It also has to be cut round the nose gear flap However, Micro Sol to the rescue once again, and all given a coat of W&N Matt awaiting final assembly I'll let it go completely off before finishing. See you soon! Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Nice going 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Great work so far Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Really quick (and very good) work on this unusual subject. On 6/12/2019 at 8:29 PM, ProfSparks said: (Saab is Swedish for shark? Yes?) That did make me laugh 😂 Alan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Great progress and if you continue like that, it will be in the gallery in no time. Cheers, Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted June 30, 2019 Author Share Posted June 30, 2019 Hi All Legs on, a bit fiddly but nothing drastic 7 hours ago, Basilisk said: Great progress and if you continue like that, it will be in the gallery in no time. Thanks Peter, that reminds me about that Bf110... Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfSparks Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 Hi All Wheel well doors on, the prop, and she's done! Off to post in the Gallery before I forget, thanks to all who joined in and joined along Comments and suggestions welcome Cheers Steve 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Very well done J-21. 👍🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 lovely work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Fantastic! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisk Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Great to see this classic kit finished and in the gallery - Well done Cheers, Peter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Lovely result. I have one suggestion: Slow down! I got a nosebleed just from watching 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted July 21, 2019 Share Posted July 21, 2019 Well done Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Very different and special! Great model ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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